craw

• 名词，指鸟类或动物的嗉囊或胃；在现代英语中被视为过时或古旧用法。

A noun referring to the crop or stomach of a bird or animal, now considered archaic or obsolete in modern English.

1. Bird's cropC1formal

   The crop or first stomach of a bird, where food is stored and softened before digestion.

   嗉囊

   • The bird's craw was full of seeds.
   • Hunters often check the craw to see what the bird has been eating.
   • The craw helps birds digest their food more efficiently.

   同义词crop

2. Animal's stomach (informal)C2informal

   Used informally to refer to the stomach or throat of an animal, especially in the phrase 'stick in one's craw'.

   喉咙（非正式）

   • The idea of lying stuck in his craw.
   • Her unfair criticism really stuck in my craw.
   • It stuck in his craw that he had to apologize.

   同义词cropgizzardgulletmawstomach